The Pacifier

30.11.1999 /

National Post: "Vin Diesel's family-friendly comedy The Pacifier pulled in $30.2 million US on its opening weekend to rank as the top-grossing movie, turning his action-star image - and box-office expectations - upside down. Proving he's more than biceps and tattoos, Diesel's performance as a Navy SEAL turned baby sitter easily outdistanced the weekend's other major opening" In the Disney comedy, Diesel plays a tough guy who's brought down to size when he's forced into the role of a father figure. The PG-rated makeover recalled another action star's detour into comedy - Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop, in which the actor known for the violent Terminator and Conan roles played a police officer facing a classroom of kids. Diesel proved "the old axiom that funny is money," said Chuck Viane, Disney's head of distribution. Moviegoers want "to laugh and escape for a few hours."

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